MYSTERY
Historians discover. In this lesson, students will use inquiry to discover what makes someone a good leader. While we start looking at young, modern leaders, the main inquiry is based on leaders in the school. We will explore how teachers, principals, and students are all leaders in the school community. They will be able to provide evidence to answer the mystery question: "What makes someone a good leader?”
A narrated slide deck is now available for this Mystery!
“As a second and third grade teacher for the entirety of my career I had long taught students history through inquiry. Seeing students explore history in this way has been SUCH a joy! Lightbulb moments galore! A teacher’s dream!...unlike lessons I had taught in the past, I didn’t have to find the primary sources. I didn’t have to research them. I didn’t have to write the lesson plan from scratch. I didn’t have to do anything but read the lesson plan… and teach the lesson!”
“I just used the first lesson in the Mapping Unit. It was so great to get students talking about what they noticed and also expand their thinking on how maps have a special purpose to the user.”
"I love that students got to look at REAL court cases! And it was so easy to use!"
"I liked the simplicity of the handouts. Not too much there to be overwhelming--just enough. Simple, clear directions. The photographs of the clues were great for the students to have."
This Mystery is included in the following Private i History Detectives Unit:
What Makes a Good Leader?
Other Mysteries in this Unit: